Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:04:02 -0500 From: "Jason A. Crome" <crome@devnetinc.com> To: Andrew Thompson <andy@fud.org.nz> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Network card issues Message-ID: <200309161904.02201.crome@devnetinc.com> In-Reply-To: <03Sep16.235538nzst.336003@homer.fire.org.nz> References: <200309161815.14572.crome@devnetinc.com> <03Sep16.235538nzst.336003@homer.fire.org.nz>
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Is bpf needed for static mappings in FreeBSD 5.x as well? I have a statically-assigned IP on a FreeBSD 4.7 machine elsewhere, and don't remember needing bpf for it. Thanks! Jason On Tuesday 16 September 2003 06:57 pm, you wrote: > Jason A. Crome wrote: > > I am attempting to get my network card running under FreeBSD 5.1 Release, > > and it is unfortunately being a headache. My particular network setup > > requires DHCP, and when the boot process attempts to start the DHCP > > client, my adapter does not receive an address. Strangely enough, when > > booting with the GENERIC kernel, I have no such issues - my adapter gets > > an IP address just fine. > > > > My PC has a 3com 3c905c network adapter installed. I have added the > > following entries to my kernel configuration file to support it: > > > > device miibus > > device xl > > > > I have also attached my kernel config file in hopes it will be of some > > use. > > > > Any thoughts or insights are most definitely appreciated! Thanks in > > advance. > > You need to add "device bpf" to your kernel. > > > Andy
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